For 7th and 8th grade staff and students, Monday, March 8, will be the first day of classes in the new Arkansas Middle School. The new school is located at 5443 Jefferson Ave. Community members who travel that area may…
The City of Texarkana, TX and the Texas A&M Forestry Service will partner together for their 7th annual Arbor Day tree giveaway on Saturday, March 6th. The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Spring Lake Park across from the…
A man who was first charged with murder in the death of his 25-year-old son pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. Elgin Hollingsworth, 50, is scheduled for a sentencing hearing next week before 102nd District Judge…
At the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of 1st Choice Pregnancy Resource Center, the Board voted to make a contribution to the Arkansas Community Foundation’s 1st Choice Pregnancy Center Endowment in honor of Brad Watson, who recently stepped…
Co-defendants in a capital murder case pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning before a judge in Bowie County. Kristopher Allen Fate Wilson, aka “Flip,” 25, and Brandon Parkman, 18, are accused of killing Chase Porier at an apartment in Bowie County…
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he is ending the statewide mask mandate and allowing all businesses to open at full capacity. “It is now time to open Texas 100%,” Abbott said from a Mexican restaurant in Lubbock, arguing that…
The education department at Texas A&M University-Texarkana will be holding online informational sessions for students interested in the department’s Graduate Teacher Certification Program. The department is currently accepting applications for summer start dates for graduate degree programs and the graduate…
WASHINGTON – DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans today announced the release of the 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, DEA’s annual publication outlining the threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit…
A DeKalb, Texas, woman was arrested last week by the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office for indecency with a child involving a 16-year-old girl. A relative of Kaylynn Nicole Garrett, 25, called police the night of Feb. 24 to report that…
The application for admission to the Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Program at the University of Arkansas-Hope campus is now open. Students can apply online at www.uaht.edu from March 1 to May 1, 2021. The LPN program is a full-time, 11-month,…
The application to apply for the Arkansas High School Collegiate Academy is now open. The deadline to apply for the collegiate academy is June 1. Students who will be entering the 10th grade can apply to the academy. Students must…
A man accused of intentionally running his truck into a pedestrian in January on State Line Avenue in Texarkana, Texas, is being held in the Bowie County jail with bail set at $500,000. Montavious Sharp, 21, allegedly hit Cedrigch Traylor,…
Texarkana, Arkansas Police are investigating after a 14-year-old allegedly shot two people in Texarkana Saturday evening. The shooting occurred at E. 24th St. and State Line Ave. around 7 p.m. Saturday evening. Allegedly the teen’s mother and another adult were…
CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System will host another COVID-19 Vaccination Hub Clinic on Saturday, March 6. CHRISTUS St. Michael was designated by the State of Texas to serve the Texarkana area region as a vaccine hub and is working in…
The Texas A&M University-Texarkana Office of Admissions will be holding a city-wide scavenger hunt for local high school juniors and seniors from March 8th through March 13th. Using the GooseChase app, teams of 1-2 students (juniors and/or seniors) from local…
